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how to (if possible) create a SSL certificate for only one website on my apache2 server?

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I saw some similar posts like this , but it didn't help me at my exact problem.
So I am using ubuntu 12.04 on a server with apache2 on it. There are like 5 websites which are Virtualhosts and Namebased running on it (using the same port). Now I need another page whiche REQUIRES a SSL certificate.
Is it possible to run just the one page under ssl or do I automatically load everything in it when I configure SSL ?

I know that I have to put the SSL server under Port 443 like this :

<virtualhost *:443>

        SSLEngine On

        SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your/sslcert

        DocumentRoot /path/your/webcontent

</virtualhost>

Does anyone know and want to explain me, how to setup ssl for just one page?

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answered 1 Year ago ainbby · Accepted Answer

solved.

first of all check your hostname by entering

hostname  (you will need it later)

enable ssl-mod

sudo a2enmod ssl

guide from scratch :

Create folder for ssl certificate and key

sudo mkdir /etc/apache2/ssl

create .key file and .crt file and after that load both apache2...

sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.key -out /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.crt

when you enter all the details for the certificate make sure that you have the same common name as your hostname , otherwise you will get a warning in your apache2 log for not having the right hostname. (not neccessary, but better to avoid this)

your ssl will only run under port 443 so you need to put the listener 443 to ports.conf in your apache dir by adding Listen 443

than create your ssl page under sites-available

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/ssl

<virtualhost *:443>

        SSLEngine On

        SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.crt

        SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.key

        DocumentRoot /var/www/yourlink

</virtualhost>

load the page by sudo a2ensite ssl

sudo service apache2 reload

now it will only SSL secure my yourlink folder.